A. Whenever the owner of record of a motor vehicle seized and impounded pursuant to this chapter desires to appeal the seizure as provided in 10.02.050, but desires to retrieve the motor vehicle prior to the evidentiary hearing they may do so by posting a cash bond at the office of the city clerk in the amount indicated herein. Once the bond has been posted and the towing and storage fees paid, the motor vehicle shall be released until the evidentiary hearing is held by the city designated hearing department. The amount of bond shall be five hundred dollars.
B. If a motor vehicle may be subject to forfeiture pursuant to the Drug Asset Forfeiture Procedure Act, 725 ILCS 150/1 et seq., or any other state or federal law concerning the forfeiture of property, said vehicle shall not be released by the posting of the bond described in this section.
(Ord. 2013-4, 2012).